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Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports
Kelly Boyer Sagert
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Description for Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports
Hardback. Difficult terrain, death-defying speeds, and daredevil stunts; all in a day's work if you're an extreme sports enthusiast. This reference traces the evolution of some of the most adventurous - and adrenaline inducing - land, water, and air sports. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 812.
Students and extreme sport enthusiasts will not only learn about the sports themselves, but also about the techniques, innovations, engineering, and physics behind them. How do ice yachters achieve speeds of up to 150 MPH? What does take to become a pro snowboarder? Other parts of the encyclopedia highlight key areas of study, such as extreme sports and the media, the controversies surrounding, and the impact of extreme sports on our culture. A resource guide of print and electronic sources, competitions, organizations offers students an insider's guide to all things extreme. Inside readers will discover BASE (Building, Antenna tower, ... Read more
Students and extreme sport enthusiasts will not only learn about the sports themselves, but also about the techniques, innovations, engineering, and physics behind them. How do ice yachters achieve speeds of up to 150 MPH? What does take to become a pro snowboarder? Other parts of the encyclopedia highlight key areas of study, such as extreme sports and the media, the controversies surrounding, and the impact of extreme sports on our culture. A resource guide of print and electronic sources, competitions, organizations offers students an insider's guide to all things extreme. Inside readers will discover BASE (Building, Antenna tower, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313344725
SKU
V9780313344725
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Kelly Boyer Sagert
Kelly Boyer Sagert is a freelance writer who has published biographical material with Gale, Scribner, Oxford, and Harvard University, focusing on athletes and historical figures. She is the author of Joe Jackson: A Biography (Greenwood, 2004) and The 1970s (Greenwood, 2007).
Reviews for Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports
This is a well-written text that provides an overview of extreme sports. This encyclopedia is likely to appeal to a large number of individuals that are interested in general and extreme sports. . . . This is a useful text. Individuals with a general interest in sports and extreme sports are likely to find this to be an interesting. The ... Read more